Editing Munkar and Nakir (section)

==Questionings in the grave==

Muslims believe that after [[Islamic view of death|a person dies]], his soul passes through a stage called [[barzakh]], where it exists in the grave. The questioning will begin when the funeral and burial is over. Nakir and Munkar prop the deceased soul upright in the grave and ask three questions:

# Who is your Lord? 
# What is your [[religion]]? 
# Who is your [[prophet]]?

A righteous believer will respond correctly, saying that their Lord is Allah, that [[Islam]] is their religion, and that [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]] is their prophet. If the deceased answers correctly, the time spent awaiting the resurrection is pleasant and they may enter heaven. Those who do not answer as described above are chastised until the day of judgment.<ref>Christian Lange ''Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions'' Cambridge University Press 2015 {{ISBN|978-0-521-50637-3}} Seite 123</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deathreference.com/Ho-Ka/Islam.html|title=Islam - rituals, world, body, funeral, life, customs, beliefs, time, person|website=www.deathreference.com}}</ref> There is a belief that the fire of [[Jahannam|Hell]] can already be seen in barzakh and that the spiritual pain caused by this can lead to purification of the soul.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eslam.de/begriffe/f/feuer.htm|title = Feuer}}</ref>

[[Shia]] theologian [[Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid|al-Mufid]] reports that the angels ask about one's ''[[iman (Islam)|iman]].'' The correct answer appears to be the [[Quran]].<ref name="Lange-2016">{{cite book |last= Lange|first= Christian|author-link= |date= 2016|title= Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions|url= |location= Cambridge United Kingdom|publisher= Cambridge University Press|page= |isbn=978-0-521-50637-3}}</ref>{{rp|p=199}}

The questioning of the grave is part of the Islamic Creed according to [[Ash'ari]].<ref>Guillaume, A. (1954). Richard J. McCarthy: The Theology of al-Ash‘arī. 28, 275, 109 pp. Beyrouth: Imprimerie Catholique, 1953. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 16(3), 609-609. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00086985 p. 250</ref>

Muslims believe that a person will correctly answer the questions not by remembering the answers before death but by their [[iman (concept)|iman]] (faith) and deeds such as [[salat]] (prayer) and [[shahadah]] (the Islamic profession of faith).